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In 2015, evidence of slavery on a massive scale surfaced in the remote islands of eastern Indonesia.
Illegal fishing in Indonesian territorial waters had risen to an extreme level, but many of the Thai fishing boats responsible harboured a much worse secret aboard.
In the...
24 min
Kyle Cease explains why you should never lose your inner child.
4 min
It all comes back to you and the power you have to choose how you want to respond.
19 min
How is women’s leadership differing from typical male models? What makes it a decisive gamechanger in today’s world? This video showcases extraordinary women who are reframing the role of women and the feminine; proposing different responses to confrontation; transforming the...
4 min
Nature is the great teacher. The more you embrace nature, the more you feel free.
13 min
Special districts spend more public money than all city governments combined. That's odd considering most of us don't know they exist.
15 min
This week we take a look at the nefarious capitalist mechanism called free trade agreements, with a focus on world wide resistance to the TPP or Trans Pacific Partnership plus an update of anti-fascist resistance in Anaheim California.
22 min
What do rising sea levels in Bangladesh, the break up of public utilities in Ghana and austerity in the UK have in common?
They’re all part of the same global story. The story of one global economy that connects various economic, political, environmental and societal crises...
3 min
In a country with growing socioeconomic inequality and human rights violations, Berta Cáceres rallied the indigenous Lenca people and waged a grassroots campaign that successfully pressured the world's largest dam builder to pull out of a major project.
8 min
News reporter Jonathan Pie gets annoyed at the so called "Clean for The Queen" campaign.
2 min
"To push through the streets is the ultimate freedom. But what happens when the streets do not welcome you? Or get you killed? Scorning their government-built joke of a skate park which is too dangerous to use, the heroes of Jas Boude leave the Cape Flats ghetto – where Table...
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Sex, drugs and rock&roll, now thàt used to be cool. Someone who wants to be cool today, grows his own organic vegetables. Hip and trendy, or is there more to it?
5 min
Animal Equality has pioneered a cutting-edge experience in animal protection. iAnimal is a virtual reality project that creates a 360 degree, immersive experience in which the viewer is transported inside factory farms and slaughterhouses. This film focuses on pigs. Use the...
7 min
On May 13, 1985, one of the most shameful, horrific attacks by U.S. police ever took place in West Philadelphia. 11 people-including five children-were killed in a deliberate massacre. A racist and political attack on a radical community group known as the MOVE Organization...
30 min
Could Donald Trump really win in 2016?? It seems like a ridiculous question, but Donald Trump's 2016 campaign has defied all the expectations from the pundits. Initially considered a joke candidate, he now leads the Republican pack in most national polls and the polls for the...
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Are Trump's 'random insults' actually random? Scott Adams makes a convincing case that Trump has been highly trained in neurolinguistic programming.
Donald Trump has a way with words—and with people. Yet despite his popularity, he has been a mystery to the media, which have...
8 min
The boring, who-cares midterm snoozefest that was the most important election of your lifetime.
6 min
The first day of March will have another name this year: Super Tuesday. But what exactly does that mean?
3 min
Join the conversation: #WomenNotObjects Twitter: @Not_Objects Instagram: @WomenNotObjects Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/womennotobjects
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Being the best female surfer in Brazil wasn't enough to secure Silvana Lima the sponsorship she needed for her surfing career. In an image-driven market, she wasn't considered pretty enough to get full sponsorship for the first 13 years of her career. Silvana refused to let...
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Our main story this week is about Donald Trump. We can't believe we're saying that either.
22 min
Donald Trump and his campaign rhetoric against Muslims is a major issue for Dr. Suzanne Barakat, sister of Deah Barakat, a victim in the Chapel Hill shooting. Here's what she has to say to the current leading Republican 2016 Presidential candidate.
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Right now, millions of people are being thrown off their land because large corporations are being given special rights. The World Bank is driving this trend with its Doing Business rankings.
Get involved, take action: http://ourlandourbusiness.org/
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Bernie Sanders is a Feminist.
5 min
Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton have different views when it comes to foreign policy. (& rebuilding the American middle class)
4 min
A story by Our Better World - telling stories of good to inspire action.
4 min
How do you define yourself? An inspiring lecture from the late Alan Watts.
5 min
The 'Love' of money is the root of much evil. So go on then. Get rich or try sharing.
3 min
Income inequality is rising and working Americans feel like they aren't getting ahead. Welcome to the rigged economy. Here's how it works.
3 min
Kathleen Kerridge's family food budget is £40 per week - to feed five people. She says there is a big gap between the public perception of poverty and what it means for people like her.
2 min
A short documentary-style film about the flaws and consequences of labeling.
6 min
Video clips from 30 years of Bernie Sanders' speeches comparing what he said then to what he's saying now. Speaks for itself.
8 min
With the academy awards coming up, Last Week Tonight asks: Hollywood whitewashing...how is this still a thing?
4 min
This is the definitive feature documentary about American Indian activist, Leonard Peltier. His story is told within the context of the American Indian Movement, the US federal government, and the multi national companies interested in mining the land in South Dakota.
84 min
Goood morning slaves! This week we bring you, "White Canada has a Black History" In this sedition of ITEOTWAWKIAIFF we look at the growing class unrest in Hong Kong that kicked off a massive rebellion in the lunar new year. Also street battles in Athens, where anarchists and...
20 min
It’s all too easy to be extremely tough on ourselves; we need – at points – to get better at self-compassion. Here is an exercise in how to lessen the voices of self-flagellation.
5 min
Nomadic Community Gardens breathe life into disused parts of cities, which become places where nature and community thrive. This short film shows one such project near Brick Lane in East London.
7 min
A father and son are sitting on a bench. Suddenly a sparrow lands across them.
4 min
An animated short film, narrated by two asylum-seeking men detained in Australia's Manus Island Offshore Processing Centre, recounting the dangerous journeys that brought them to the island and their memories of the riot that erupted in 2014.
15 min
This clip is from the series Mr Robot, in which young anti-social computer programmer Elliot works as a cybersecurity engineer during the day, but at night he is a vigilante hacker. He is recruited by the mysterious leader of an underground group of hackers to join their...
1 min
Matt Frei enters the colourful and mad world of presidential hopeful, Donald Trump - whose meteoric political rise comes amid one of the most controversial political campaigns America has ever seen. Trump’s plans to ban Muslims from entering the States and to build a wall to...
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Kunkush the cat was a beloved member of a family who became refugees when they fled Iraq for the safety of Europe. Travelling through Greece, family and cat became separated. Kunkush was found and fostered in Berlin, where an international online search was co-ordinated in...
2 min
On February 19, 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066 which led to the incarceration of 120,000 innocent Japanese Americans. We spoke with people who lived through it.
4 min
Have you wondered why politicians aren't what they used to be, why governments seem unable to solve real problems? Economist Yanis Varoufakis, the former Minister of Finance for Greece, says that it's because you can be in politics today but not be in power — because real...
20 min
Americans should know about this period of history. Because the history of racism is also the history of power, and who holds it. And this story continues to this very day.
6 min
Machines could take 50% of our jobs in the next 30 years, according to scientists. While we can’t predict the future, we can imagine a world without work – one where those who own the tech get rich from it and everyone else ekes out a living, propped up by an increasingly...
3 min
Lead contamination in the water supply of Flint, Michigan, has forced residents to drink, cook with and even bathe in bottled water while still paying some of the highest water bills in the country. In this Democracy Now! special report, we go from Flint to Mecosta County...
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We recognize at the very root of many of our systemic issues is an economic system that measures progress and success in only one metric - growth or profit. Economic growth means consuming more resources each year than were consumed in the prior year, which means that more of...
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SEASPIRACY: What You Should Know About Fish, The Ocean, and More! By Friendly Activist The Friendly Activist YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/TheFriendlyActivist EDUCATIONAL VEGAN CONTENT https://www.patreon.com/thefriendlyactivist?ty=h The Friendly Activist Website...
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Stand Up Sunday is a group of Black Lives Matters activists from Louisville, KY. With a dynamic approach to social justice reform and racial and economic equity, the organizers have been eliciting policy change in a wide range of issues from schools to housing, hunger to...
9 min
Renowned political theorist Noam Chomsky is often cited for his criticism of the US political system. In the second of a special two-part interview, Chomsky sits down with Mehdi Hasan to discuss the 2016 US presidential election and the rise of Islamophobia.
9 min
When nature is exploited it's time for the people to come together.
When an old woman comes around, she brings with her a song and the rain that follows. At first the villagers welcome her but when the rains turn to floods she is turned away. Grandmother Cricket aka Abeula...
11 min
We began with rhythm. From the beating of our mother’s heart to the first kick in our mother’s womb. We were born to move. ‘We Came To Dance’ combines this rhythm that we all share, with the rhythm of music, dance and an epic piece of spoken word that unravels over the...
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Bhutan is a living example that it is possible to develop in a different way, and is creating a caring economy based on the values of altruism, compassion and collaboration.
It is clear to the billions still living in poverty today that the globalized capitalist economy is...
3 min
We may have many answers...but do we ask the right questions? My name is Spencer Cathcart and this is the first short film I have released since "The Lie We Live" in 2015. In this video I question our relationship with life on this planet.
5 min
Every American deserves an equal vote. But in some states, access to voting is becoming less and less equal.
14 min
Speaking ahead of the network televition premier of The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution (Tuesday, February 16 at 9 pm on PBS Independent Lens) former Black Panther Ericka Huggins talks about activist selfcare, intersectionality and the importance of the Black Lives...
3 min
The Life of Death is a touching handdrawn animation about the day Death fell in love with Life.
5 min
This week, a huge portion of the Jungle refugee camp in Calais is due to be bulldozed. We can not sit back at let this happen...
3 min
Join Abby Martin as she investigates why there are thousands of bodies on the US Mexico border--and uncovers a hidden war--in this full-length documentary, originally aired as a two-part series.
Discover what is not only a shockingly high body count, but a humanitarian...
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Human Family -
I note the obvious differences
in the human family.
Some of us are serious,
some thrive on comedy.
Some declare their lives are lived
as true profundity,
and others claim they really live
the real reality.
The variety of our skin tones
can confuse, bemuse...
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After hundreds of years of isolation, here’s how the indigenous heroes are fighting to reclaim their cultural identity — and their health.
9 min
(Warning: Graphic content) A compilation of Larken Rose audio clips taken from various radio interviews. Edited by Harvey Lester ( http://www.facebook.com/harveylester84) If you appreciate videos like this, and would like to see more, please consider donating. Thanks!
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This clip from upcoming feature documentary "The World Is My Country" introduces the origins of and need for a World Passport.
8 min
Activists in custody, protests shut down, warrantless house arrests, and the COP21 strangled by anti-terrorist measures, a look back on the first months of the state of emergency in Paris.
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Poet, teacher, activist and more-pay tribute to Dr. Maya Angelou and listen to her read her unforgettable poem "Phenomenal Woman."
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There's nothing more American than Football. There's also nothing more socialist. Brian Dunkleman Takes On the Stigma of Socialism.
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'War Horse' author Michael Morpurgo and actors Jeremy Irons and Maxine Peake have joined forces to make a powerful new 5 minute film especially for you. Please watch and share.
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Stress isn’t always a bad thing; it can be handy for a burst of extra energy and focus, like when you’re playing a competitive sport or have to speak in public. But when it’s continuous, it actually begins to change your brain. Madhumita Murgia shows how chronic stress can...
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Samurai Sound X People's Army Present : I'm Not An Alien We value music as a powerful tool to bring people together, raise spirits and hope around the world. We look at the world in 2016 and see ongoing suffering due to war and poverty. Global events continue to separate and...
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Robert Smalls began life as a slave in Beaufort, South Carolina. Born on April 5, 1839, he taught himself to read, and was later briefly allowed to attend school. In his early 20s he was assigned to work as a deckhand on a small cargo ship, and within two years he was the...
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The story of one of the most complex organisations in the world, told through the voices of those on the frontline.
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Welcome to the very first "A is for Anarchy" a monthly video series that breaks down anarchist concepts, theories and thoughts. On this episode we look at the concept of "Autonomy".
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Watch how harnessing human potential along with the sun is improving millions of impoverished lives.
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Racism isn't just about police brutality or the criminal justice system. It's in the air and water. The water crisis in Flint, Michigan is a textbook case of environmental racism. We explain how it's playing out across the country.
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The alliances and proxies of the Syrian Front explained. World War III - The New Axis of Evil Sources and transcript: http://stormcloudsgathering.com/world-war-3-new-axis
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Epic compilation of some of his most dramatic moments of Bernie speaking truth to the establishment. Bernie Sanders has stood up for the working class and spoken out against government corruption his entire career. Bernie Sanders is a beast to be reconned with, a bold leader.
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This video, uploaded to YouTube by John Smith, overlays the commentary of the BBC's Korea correspondent Stephen Evans from a march in Pyongyang onto footage of the annual Trooping of the Colour, which coincides with the Queen's birthday, at Buckingham Palace.
2 min
Kerstin woke up every day before the sun came up.
Waiting for the dawn near some rocks, she puts gloves
and walked the same stretch of beach picking up garbage.
After an hour, she cleaned the 200 meters of beach.
He ended sad and frustrated to see such indifference of human...
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There is a great deal of wisdom here, captured in this short film featuring Toghestiy and Mel Bazil. Filmed on stolen Gixtsan and Wet'suwet'en territories. Learn more about their project at unistotencamp.com
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"Completely mind-blowing documentary about neocon ideologues and their bipartisan destructive influence"- Max Blumenthal [Author of Goliath & The 51 Day War]
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Forty years ago, the legendary actor Robert Redford starred in one of the most celebrated journalism films of all time: "All The President's Men." Redford and Dustin Hoffman portrayed Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein investigating the Watergate...
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Children from Bethlehem's Aida and Beit Jibrin refugee camps talk to Mondoweiss about their life in the camps. Filmmakers Sheren Khalel and Abed al Qaisi wanted to know exactly how much the children understood about the military occupation going on around them, and how normal...
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A look around Milipol, a homeland security fair in Paris, reveals the latest tools of state repression; including hacking tools and state surveillance tech.
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In this episode of Days of Revolt, host Chris Hedges speaks with two esteemed labor activists from Detroit: Darryl "Waistline" Mitchell and Roshaun Harris. They speak of the desperation caused by industrial decline and deregulation in Detroit, especially among Black people...
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Meet the Ghanaian entrepreneur who's building bikes out of bamboo.
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Defeat and frustration flow in this PSA suggesting alternate ways to higher peace and acceptance.
2 min
Shot Show is the largest gun trade show in the world, with over 60,000 attendees and dealers showcasing the latest in firearms technology.
5 min
Is Australia really a multicultural safe haven of equal opportunity? Or is racism more prevalent than ever before? Stan Grant took to the stage for the last IQ2 debate of 2015. His speech is widely acknowledged to be one of the most powerful ever heard at IQ2.
8 min
The war in Syria is an unparalleled crisis. Having gone far beyond an internal political struggle, the war is marked by a complex array of forces that the U.S. Empire hopes to command: Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Kurdistan, Iran, Lebanon, Iraq and more.
24 min
Ron Finley plants vegetable gardens in South Central LA -- in abandoned lots, traffic medians, along the curbs. Why? For fun, for defiance, for beauty and to offer some alternative to fast food in a community where "the drive-thrus are killing more people than the drive-bys."
10 min
Billionaires have found a shady way to secretly finance candidates. They use nonprofits as vats of cash to funnel cash to candidates that will advance their interests.
3 min
The conflict is really only 100 years old, and it's not really about religion.
10 min
Celebrate Australia as a whole.
3 min
As a recent poll shows the majority of Britons do not explicitly object to their countries colonial history. What was the full scale of the damage caused by empire? And how can we make amends?
10 min
Harvesting palm oil is destructive to the environment, resulting in the destruction of thousands of miles of rainforest and destroying crucial orangutan habitat. But some engineers and scientists are coming up with an alternative and some hope.
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This 11 minute video manages to be informative, satirical, and poetic as it covers serious issues that affect all of humanity. It offers simple solutions to government and corporate involvement in unconstitutionally drugging the American people via the air we breathe and the...
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Decade Zero #1 is the first of a series of short fictional documentary films that blend utopia and apocalypse, the present and the future, the real and the imagined.
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The cosmos is One interconnected and indivisible Whole. You Are the Cosmos, and All That Is. Therefore, You Are Me!
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